Memorial

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard

Refurbished memorial - North

Source: Copyright David Long

1/22

Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Church Street, Axminster, East Devon, Devon, EX13 5AP, England

OS Grid Reference

SY 29642 98518

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 25184
Description: A slightly battered, square-set Portland stone column with carved Gothic arches, surmounted by a wheel cross. On the north face of the column is a carved figure of St George and the Dragon. The column surmounts a stone plinth which is set on a corniced step on a wide square base. The WW1 dedication is on the north face of the plinth, with the WW1 names on the other three faces. The WW2 names were originally inscribed on the north face of the base, but they have eroded to the extent that a new tablet has been installed at an angle at the centre of the north face of the corniced step, below the WW1 dedication.
Inscription: (around square base of memorial) IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF AXMINSTER/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 (68 names) (on separate tablet) IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 (19 names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 68
Died: 68
Information shown: Forename, forename initials, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 19
Died: 19
Information shown: Forename, forename initial, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maintenance History: The memorial was cleaned and the inscriptions re-cut, possibly around the centenary of the end of the First World War

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1921

unknown

Dedicated

1921

unknown

Rededicated

July 2021

The Rector of Axminster, the Reverend Clive Sedgwick, the Reverend Tracey Voisey and many other local dignatories

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St Mary the Virgin Churchyard

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Commemoration

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St Mary the Virgin Churchyard

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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